Position Summary:
The Foster Care Specialist position is responsible for working within the child welfare arena to find permanency for children residing in foster care. This person will work with children, caregivers, birth parents, the Courts, and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to collaborate and create a permanency goal most appropriate for each child.

• Serves a caseload of foster children, their birth families, and their licensed or unlicensed caregivers across Michigan
• Provides or refers the children and their birth families to services based on a structured assessment of the children and their birth family
• Maintains regular contacts
• Coordinates services with staff and families
• Participates in on-call placements and emergency services
• Drives and transports as neede